Mihnea Radu
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Most of his favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. Nothing beats an E30 M3 or a Civic with no air conditioning, though a Ferrari Testarossa isn't too shabby either.
Mihnea spends what little free time he has between family, his passion for tech, and contemplating the perfect number of cup holders a car should have per person (it's 2.25... don't ask).
Motto: Money can't buy happiness? You can't be sad while doing a burnout.
Rear-Engined Fiat 500 V8 "Fake Ferrari" Dragster Looks Brutal
18 Jul 2020, 19:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It doesn't matter where the engine of the Fiat 500 is... unless we're talking about a V8. Putting big powertrains into little cars is a form of automotive entertainment, and here's the famous Cinquecento pretending to be a Ferrari. A...
Han's Veilside Mazda RX-7 Digitally Races "Mona Lisa" Silvia from Tokyo Drift
18 Jul 2020, 18:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Han's Mazda RX-7 is our favorite car from the early Fast movies... after the Supra and Dom's Charger. Still, it represents the tuning scene in Japan rather than America and we believe it withstood the test of time quite well. The RX-7 ...
2001-into-2021 Chevy Monte Carlo Is a Strange Modernized Coupe
18 Jul 2020, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Monte Carlo is a really expensive place where all the richest people in Europe mingle. Also, it's the name of a strange Chevy coupe that you probably forgot about. We're quite partial to a 1987 Monte Carlo SS in black with a small susp...
Aston DBS Superleggera Drag Races Ferrari GTC4, Mercedes SLR, Egos Get Bruised
18 Jul 2020, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / That's one cool way to remember the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren! Carwow just put together a drag race between it and two superficially similar yet way more modern supercars, namely the Ferrari GTC4Lusso and the Superleggera version of the Aston ...
Rocket Bunny Toyota 86 Gets "Suki Edition" Makeover in Fast Pink
17 Jul 2020, 20:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Stereotypes are fine as long as they are in the past. I mean, can you imagine the repercussions of making a bright pink custom car for a woman today? Yet they pulled it off in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and we can joke about it today. Fast girls in race ...
Street-Legal Slingshot Dragster by ToyMakerz Makes 2,600 HP
17 Jul 2020, 20:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America has this weird "I know my rights" view of what a street-legal car is. But this thing takes the rulebook and sets it on fire. It's a real slingshot dragster that's somehow street-legal. The 1960s produced some crazy ca...
Dodge Venom Is a Futuristic $20,000 Budget Viper Concept from 1994
17 Jul 2020, 19:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Viper is remembered as this epic all-American supercar with unique styling. People want it back, but few remember Chrysler also had plans to make a baby version called the Venom. Since every hardcore Dodge model has some sting in its bite, t...
This Is How You Get Rid of Spray Paint on a Vandalized Car
17 Jul 2020, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chrysler couldn't pay people to take a 200 sedan, so it had to be dropped. But give a YouTuber the chance to buy one for just $4,000 and things suddenly become interesting. The catch? It's been vandalized. While scraping the bottom of ...
2021 Ford Bronco Gets "Raptor" Digital Treatment, Retro SUV Looks Powerful
16 Jul 2020, 23:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new Bronco has to be one of the best car debuts of the past decade. But despite Ford giving us three juicy versions of this SUV, something is still missing. People desperately want a Raptor version of the amazing retro vehicle. Ford alre...
Skoda's Electric SUV and How It Might Conquer Europe
16 Jul 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda, a Czech brand that you've never heard of before or which means nothing to you. It makes cars that are useful on a surprisingly large scale, and pretty soon, they could take over a section of the EV market. This article is supposed to...
E30 BMW M3 Is the Best BMW of All Time, According to Doug DeMuro
16 Jul 2020, 20:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Saying the E30 M3 is a really cool BMW can hardly be considered a controversial statement within the automotive community. But Doug DeMuro probably needed a clickbait title for his review of the iconic Bavarian RWD machine. We mention this becau...
Dodge Charger "Hakosuka GT-R" Is an Unexpected Widebody Mix
16 Jul 2020, 19:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Charger R/T with a thumping V8 - we can't think of a better classic muscle car right now. However, the iconic model that made Dodge king of the straight-line performance went through some major changes when it became a sedan. For many years...
1969 Pontiac GTO "Two-Face Judge" Is a Widebody Classic
16 Jul 2020, 18:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ferraris with widebody kits look really cool; no doubt about that. But the best GTO widebody rendering we've ever seen is not a Prancing Horse, but a bucking... Pontiac? Before there was the GTO, Pontiac's main car was called the LeMan...
2021 BMW 4 Series Convertible Spied With Giant Grille and Laser Lights
16 Jul 2020, 17:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Freakin' lasers, BMW is putting some in the headlights of this new 4 Series Convertible. We know this because every manufacturer uses little blue lines in its most expensive headlights. However, we're more surprised that this car exists a...
2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe Spied in the Wild, M240i and Base Model Included
16 Jul 2020, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We thought it was going to die, sacrificed on the altar of the SUV gods. However, BMW still wants to be the cool company that makes the 2 Series Coupe, as proven by our fresh spyshots showing multiple next-gen prototype models. We think the...
Shelby GT500 Takes on C8 Corvette in Drag Race and Track Battle
15 Jul 2020, 20:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Corvette has always faced strong opposition from the muscle car segment. But does switching to a mid-engined layout finally solve that problem, or does the C8's higher price put it right in the crosshairs of the legendary Ford Mustan...
C2 Corvette "Camber Boat" Looks Like It's Floating on Asphalt
14 Jul 2020, 23:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Excluding the past year, the Chevy Corvette hasn't dominated car conversations in a really long time. But the old-timers might attest that it used to be so popular in the old days that Corvette powerboats became a thing. Yes, boats named af...
2021 Mercedes S-Class New Infotainment Looks Amazing in Videos
13 Jul 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Flying cars haven't been perfected, but interior technology has definitely reached the point of science fiction. Taking us closer to the digital utopia, Mercedes has presented a new MBUX infotainment system that's going into the next-gen ...
2021 Chevy Blazer Z71 and Durango Hellcat Emerge As 2-Door SUV Renderings
13 Jul 2020, 20:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The snowflakes of today will never know the hardships of having to get in the back of an SUV through the front door. We don't either, but that's the nicest way we could think of to start a conversation about the iconic SUVs of old. Ame...
E30 BMW 3 Series "Gladiator Hulk" Has LTO Widebody Kit, LS V8 and Insane Headers
13 Jul 2020, 19:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A couple of months ago, we showed you the insane E30 Touring widebody conversion relaxing in the desert. As cool as that cherry was, we always knew it had a much better-looking twin brother. This is what we call, the "Gladiator Hulk" E30,...